It’s crazy how there were so many niche markets in the car industry back then compared to today. There really isn’t any car manufacturer that caters to an older demographic anymore, not even with just a singular model in their lineup. Everyone is pushing for a young and sporty image, but I kinda like the classical and conservative styling these older luxury cars have.
I think Cadillac actually tried to target a younger hipper Uppie market back then. They became the baby-boomers car of choice by default. Old people just love Cadillac no matter who their target market is.
@@timmartin7664 Boomers went buying Caddy's in the 90s, they buying BMWs and Lexus, now they're all targeting youngsters who can't even afford new cars
I know the scary thing is 30 years from now I’ll be 79 and most likely won’t make it that long. 30. 30 years ago I was 19 still living in the Bronx. In my mind, I was still a kid that’s the year my grandmother died. My uncle came to tell me she passed away while I was working at a gas station in Mount Vernon or 1st Ave., Timeflies. Time flies that’s why we have to make the best of all life we owe it to ourselves, if we’re lucky we will get 75 winters 75, summers 75, springs 75 Falls and that’s if we’re lucky. I remember 1985 playing stick ball in the street I would go outside at 8 AM and finally finish playing manhunt once it got dark not wanting to come in for dinner.
This is when they started making them more round edged. My grandfather drove Cadillacs in the 70's/80's when they were all square and boxy. On very rare occasions i'll see one on the road as i'm walking and for just a tiny moment i'm 8 years old again and thinking "Grandpa's coming!" and it's such a nice, comforting feeling even if it only lasts for that split second. I have a special place in my heart for those cars.
I also noticed that they started chopping off half the trunk. I major selling point of the old Cadillacs is that they could hold 7 full-size suitcases. When they changed that, it wasn't for the better.
@@mr.chronograph9022 probably most would honestly. That time period certainly was not without flaws but compared to what we're going through today it's just sad. I was blessed to have experienced what may be the last good innocent time in society before everything went horribly wrong.
I agree with Elemtality. I would go back in a nanosecond at my current age. That 93 STS blows the current CT5 out of the water! Plus I'd of probably been dead by now & wouldn't have had to go through what we're seeing now!
Everything these days, is watered down (even folk). You can't expect to buy anything that lasts, minus the need for you to go out of your way to preserve it.
Main reason for majority seniors in the Caddy show room because they had the money! The expression "Grandma Credit" comes to mind as well. Back in the day most of us looked at such a purchase meant one had worked they're way to a certain level if success. I miss those days and I know I am not alone.
As I child, I remember my main concern with a new car was how high the speedometer went. I remember they had new cars in the local mall and I went around checking how high the speedometers were. I think 240kmph was the fastest I saw (I'm Canadian)
Ha I used to do the same thing. American cars were no fun because they usually only went up to 85 during those days. Going back and forth between the US and the Middle East I could convert MPH to KPH instantly
i remember my friends parents had an e34 or even e32 bmw back in like 00/01/02 and i think the speedo went up to like 260kmh 😄 anyway i know what u mean and also have a memory like that^^ haha
I was about 15 when this video was made, about the time I really became a full blown car nut. I recognize the Cadillac brochure, because I had the 1995 version. I would send away for brochures and videos from literally all the manufacturers, and many were quite generous. They don’t offer free materials through the mail like that anymore, but there was a time when it was like Christmas, and every week I’d receive something really cool in the mail from GM, Jaguar, BMW, Nissan, Mercedes, Infiniti, Lotus, etc etc. Many with hand signed letters from some executive in the sales division. Packages that really stand out in my memory were usually new models getting the red carpet promotional treatment. The brochure and video box set for the new for 1995 Buick Riviera. The video for the new Jaguar XJ, the hardback book for the Olds Aurora, the spiral bound book for the Olds Bravada. The Nissan 300ZX brochure with a clear plastic page providing an X-ray view of the car, and the Altima booklet that came with a hard disk. I’d receive a ton of goods from BMW North America, one of my favorites! The brochures of course, but also videos, posters, and a DVD set of the BMW short films from around 2001, which I still have.
@@timmartin7664 Yes, I always ordered by phone (I had no computer and internet was still pretty new) but I was able to seem older than my age! And also, maybe the call centers didn’t care one way or the other, ha.
I still have the brochure for the Chrysler 300 when it was redesigned to look like a Bentley around 2005. For some strange reason I also have the VHS tape of Dodge Intrepid. Pretty much the manual in video format. I read your comment and it brought back so good car memories.
The 90s are already 30 years ago. This is probably the last time buying a Cadillac was still a prestigious thing. These cars were typically bought by the 65 to death crowd, but every once in awhile you might find somebody young driving one. The design of the Seville and Eldorado was geared more towards a younger audience.
cadillac prestige started to stagnate in the late 60's, and really started to die during the 70s 80s. they put all their effort in cost cutting and marketing instead of better engineering and innovation. by the 90's they are prestigious to the older generation who remember them fondly, but the younger folks gravitate towards european luxury like bmw and mercedes. that's why they're remembered as an old man's car even though every brand has old and young buyers.
These are most likely WW2 and Korean War vets buying their "retirement car". These car were the best road trip cars. So nice. Everyone is smiling and looks like they're having fun with an old school shopping experience. Go walk into a BMW or Audi dealership today and it won't be like this!
They were NOT the best road trip cars at the time. That would be the Lexus LS400 that would have been the best. But these GM and Ford cars were utilizing technology from the 1970's with leaf spring suspension. These cars were even in the same league as most cars back then in terms of suspension and road feedback. They drove like boats floating in water. The lack of steering precision had them floating around on highways with any sort of cross wind. They were at the time, some of the worst built cars on the road. But you couldn't tell these old timers different. Because Cadillac was the pinnacle of cars when they grew up, they wouldn't even look at a Japanese or German cars at the time which were far far superior. When it came to car buying, this generation wasn't very smart. Their children however, didn't have the nostalgia their parents and grandparents had and would only buy reliable cars that used the latest technology. Bottom line, these were large boats floating on the road with absolutely awful reliability and performance handling.
@@christschool The Lexus was built better no question however these Cadillacs rode MUCH better for sheer comfort and the very bland style of the Lexus couldn’t hold a candle to these Caddies! At least Lexus wasn’t using that hideous grill yet in ‘93.
@@christschool The LS 400 is very floaty, which I love. Sadly I don't have lots of experience with American cars, but the LS 400 fees and sounds very American. I've never driven a body on frame RWD American, but the Seville STS (92-97 and 98-04 gens) is very similar to the Lexus.
Not a retirement car. The way GM was structured, you bought a chevy in high school, then a pontiac in college, an oldsmobile at your first job, a buick after you made manager and got the corner office. Cadillac was when you owned the company.
Nice upload, takes you back to a simpler place and time but also sad when you realize the senior citizens looking at these cars are WWII vets and probably all deceased by now and most of these cars ended up in the junkyard by now or fell victim to the cash for clunkers scam. When I was a child until I was 16 my uncle inherited a 1990 Cadillac Brougham from his fathers estate in 1998, which he'd purchased new in March of 1990 for his 60th birthday. To this day I have not found a car that rides quite as comfortable and silky smooth as that big boat. Gas filler behind license plate was a nice feature I figured was well thought out because you could fill from either side, if there were a long wait at the gas station you'd pull up to whatever side opens first.
Gotta love how Cadillac back then was known for catering to an older audience. Even to this present day I will sometimes see a 90's Caddy being driven by a senior and it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibilities that they are indeed the original and only owner to that vehicle. I wasn't even born yet during the making of this video but it's nice to see how people operated before my time.
They weren't catering to an older audience, they were just building cars that were luxurious and smooth riding. It has been a huge mistake imo that they decided to chase after the European market by abandoning what made them special.
@1:38 I think I understand what that man in the white shirt is complaining about: In the 92-93 model year Sevilles you had seat controls in the center console to operate the power seats. In typical GM fashion of cutting costs, they moved the controls from the center to the sides of the seats and rather than filling it in with something else, just left an open hole right in the the center where they use to be. That type of thing would bother me too.
Thanks for explaining this. The first time I watched this clip, completely obvious to what they were discussing, the salesman was annoying me. Now understanding the valid question the customer was clearly trying to get across, I’m even more annoyed with the salesmen trying to be cute with his responses when he undoubtedly knew from the jump what the customer was getting at.
Thanks for this upload! I am very glad to see someone's home video of shopping at a Cadillac dealer during the 90s. This really takes me back to when I remember looking at these cars brand new. Looking at all these nostalgic car buying videos from the past actually makes me homesick because I'm not able to go and revisit anymore. Even the same showroom locations that I use to frequent are not even there anymore. My area was Central Florida, west coast.
Boy, this almost brings me to tears..my grandfather was a 30+ year worker at GM in NY, absolutely SWORE by GM products..Caddilacs Oldsmobiles and Chevys were his preferred. Taught me how to work on cars on a '88 Chevy Spectrum that he gave to me, free and clear, when I turned 17 in '92.. Man, i miss him and these times in my life.
Whenever I see a pre 2000 or so Cadillac on the road today I'm impressed by them still, but also wowed how small they are compared to today's SUVs and trucks. Even the "big" cars of my childhood are comparatively small to many of our vehicles now. They got smaller, then bigger again.
I miss the WW2 generation badly....they were the backbone and glue that held everything together. Once they faded away is when things started falling apart. Not that they were perfect but when you grow up with virtually nothing through the Great Depression and then in your young adult life fight in WW2....you have a certain appreciation, reverence and respect for things unlike consecutive generations.
That generation built a lot of modern America as we know it today. And with that, they "built" a lot of things that made our country more anti-social and isolated. Their generation engineered suburban sprawl, strip malls, and highways. When you travel to Middle America and see the same copy-paste suburban streets, same fast food restaurants, and same dollar stores - you're looking at the legacy of 20th Century mistakes.
The WW2 and the Silent Generation really loved Cadillac, Buick and Lincoln. Even though there were superior cars on the market like Lexus, they didn't even shop Lexus. For the most part, Gen X doesn't shop domestic like our parents did because our generation valued reliability more than they did the country of origin.
I went to Detroit before the pandemic hit and I hardly seen any foreign cars on the roads in Detroit. I saw mostly Ford and GM vehicles. The Uber drivers that took me to and from the airport drove Buicks, which are made by GM.
@@TeeroyHammermill I’m technically a Millennial born in 1984 but I consider myself a Gen-X as I do not identify with Millennials at all and I would not even consider anything but an American car even though many of them aren’t even made in the US anymore
@@TeeroyHammermill Thus why I wrote "for the most part". There is always outliers that buy American without consideration of quality, like the buyers in this video.
I remember my dad had a coworker that had a Cadillac from the early 90s. Man that suspension was so floaty it literally felt like the car was flying. To this day I still remember it. People say Mercedes ride soft. I think nothing will compare to this era of Cadillac as far as cushy suspension.
My Uncle Frank had a 1990 Cadillac Brougham that he inherited from his dad in 1998 when he passed and for the younger folks that was best described as two La-Z-Boy recliners and leather sofa on wheels. Great Uncle Thomas, which we knew him as Uncle Tom, purchased that car new for his 60th birthday March of '90, his older brother Henry was a pear harbor survivor and it was those reasons all of my older relatives now deceased always purchased American cars truck's and station wagons, by the time they began retiring in the 90s and earlier 2000s they were set in their ways and you weren't gonna convince them otherwise that Toyota, Honda, and Volkswagen to name a few, were producing durable and more fuel efficient cars than the Big 3.
I’m learning to appreciate this oldies too. I miss the the floaty big cars where you didn’t feel a thing going down the road. Today’s roads suck and now I appreciate these floaty cars.
Yes, you're not kidding. This really takes me back to exactly what I remember. I think probably what makes me sad is many of these vintage showrooms are not around anymore to even revisit again.
They are 100% collectables now. Even up to 2012 Ford Panther platform vehicles (Crown Vic, Marquis, Town Car) are, especially those beautiful Town Cars. All the SUVs and crossovers of the last 3 decades have been mostly driven by women with penis envy. They didn't have to be pretty but they had to be big, pushy and sit up high.
The Seville looks like such a sharp youthful car here. I wonder how many lifelong Cadillac owners called it quits after owning a bad Northstar of this vintage. I know of a few who went to Lincoln and Lexus after that ordeal. But Man, to be back in a time long before oversized trucks and endless indistinct crossovers ruled the roads. Cars had character here.
@Lurch the Impala SS is a wonderful hidden gem of the 90s. I drive a 96 Lincoln Town car and those last body on frame cars really evoke such a classic feel
You can see why Cadillac had a crisis moment as they realized all of their clientele was literally dying, hence the shift to Art & Science with the 03 CTS. It worked, at least for a while.
@@lurch789Buick messed up when they tried to appeal to younger buyers which is stupid considering that younger buyers can't afford luxury cars anyway.
@Lurch Oldsmobile over Pontiac? But Olds was catering to the exact same market as Buick. It's easy to see why they got the ax. At least Pontiac was the youth orientated brand, kind of like a cross between Mazda and BMW.
This was the tail end of car designs with some distinction and character. Now they all look alike. Was behind a new Accord yesterday, tailights across the back looked just like a BMW. The Lexas 350 looks like an upgraded Camry, the Acura TSX looks like a fancy Accord, if that. It goes on and on. I would love a 66 Tornado, they were masterpieces. BTW, im 70
It's one of these luxury cars that older people tended to purchase. Unfortunately they also tended to get stolen by thieves. I remember one of my beloved uncles owned such a car during my childhood. They were fun to ride in. Those days are now long gone and probably that elderly man in the video too.
Look around out here in Central Florida you see a sea of Lincoln Town Cars 2003-2011 and the same with Grand Marquis and Crown Vics they are all over. Even older Fords and mercury's. The magic Car here that you literally see thousands and thousands is the older Ford Ranger Truck now that's a well built vehicle hopefully its with 6 cylinder they seem to last the longest!!!
This was me in the mid 90s looking at Columbus Cadillac downtown Columbus Ohio when I worked at State Auto Insurance one block south. I loved looking at these on my lunch hour. Good times, good times...
This made me chuckle. My Uncle George until very recently owned a Cadillac dealership. My parents never owned a Cadillac as they always professed the “wrong kind of people” drove Cadillacs. Whatever the hell that meant. I remember reading a consumer survey commissioned by Cadillac identified the typical new Cadillac buyer was over 65 with no college degree. Hardly an impressive or promising demographic. I just bought my third consecutive RX hybrid. A Cadillac was never considered.
My grandfather born in 1919, all he ever brought was Cadillac’s and I do remember 2 Buick’s, I remember going to the Cadillac dealer around this time and he was at one side of the car and me at the other and put a folding ruler mirror to mirror through the windows to measure to see if the car would fit through his driveway
Im 23 and have 3 really nice 94-96 cadillac fleetwoods I got a burgundy one with eg top and tan interior A grey one with eg top, sunroof, black interior, gold package. And a white one with red interior
If you have any more of this Cadillac footage please, please post it. This is the type of stuff you literally can not see anymore unless through these extremely rare avenues.
I mean a lot of cars from that era are still on the road, I still see a lot of cars from the 60s on the road(although most probably with rebuilt engines by now).
nothing describes how much i love these little preserved pieces of "boring" history. also if you ever have videos with a high pitch screech like that, try running it through a high pass filter at 4000-10000 hz depending on the tone of the ringing.
My family has owned these Cadillacs: 1956 Sedan deVille, 1967 and 1968 Sedan deVilles, 1985 Eldorado, 2000 and 2002 Eldorado ETCs and I just bought a 1979 Coupe deVille in mint condition with 54,356 miles.
It was just the fact that the car had a familiar look and style but with new features and technology and I wish our generation would bring that back. Longevity, reliability, unique style and new features together.
The first year of the Northstar engine I believe. My dad loved land yachts and he had a Crown Vic at the time and always wanted one of these Cadillacs.
I’m confused as to what these are for and why these videos are so passive? Is this like archival newsreel footage to play during segments or hobbyists or does someone have a time machine?
Back during this time, Cadillacs were actually good cars and they didn't cost as much as a house. Just like the stereotype only older people buying them and I get it the older you get the more comfort you want you start hurting in places you never felt pain before.
Nice to see my grandparent's generation again. They loved those big body Cadilac's, Buicks, Lincolns, Crown Vics and so on.
I bought an 03 grand marquis 3 years ago for a secondary car and it's basically my favorite car I've ever had. So smooth and comfortable.
Wouldn't they be sick at what they turned out to be
Growing up in the ‘90s, my grandparents always had a Buick or Oldsmobile
@@MCO18 They chose the best.
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It’s crazy how there were so many niche markets in the car industry back then compared to today. There really isn’t any car manufacturer that caters to an older demographic anymore, not even with just a singular model in their lineup. Everyone is pushing for a young and sporty image, but I kinda like the classical and conservative styling these older luxury cars have.
I think Cadillac actually tried to target a younger hipper Uppie market back then. They became the baby-boomers car of choice by default. Old people just love Cadillac no matter who their target market is.
sometimes it seems to me that they're not catering, but trendsetting. they telling us what we want.
is that why more cars a ditching AM?
@@timmartin7664 Boomers went buying Caddy's in the 90s, they buying BMWs and Lexus, now they're all targeting youngsters who can't even afford new cars
Honestly that trend started to happen after the 2008 Great Recession.
Cant believe 1993 was 30 years ago....
I know the scary thing is 30 years from now I’ll be 79 and most likely won’t make it that long. 30. 30 years ago I was 19 still living in the Bronx. In my mind, I was still a kid that’s the year my grandmother died. My uncle came to tell me she passed away while I was working at a gas station in Mount Vernon or 1st Ave., Timeflies. Time flies that’s why we have to make the best of all life we owe it to ourselves, if we’re lucky we will get 75 winters 75, summers 75, springs 75 Falls and that’s if we’re lucky. I remember 1985 playing stick ball in the street I would go outside at 8 AM and finally finish playing manhunt once it got dark not wanting to come in for dinner.
@@PC_TV_73is it really rough in the Bronx g?
Yessss, same to me. I remember so well 1993, a nice year to me. And today I say 30 years ago.... O M G!
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Что такое 30 лет в сравнении с Мировой, тысячелетней историей?
Is it because you're not able to count?
So cool to see early 90's cars so shiny and clean with such low mileage even at the used dealer.
This is when they started making them more round edged. My grandfather drove Cadillacs in the 70's/80's when they were all square and boxy. On very rare occasions i'll see one on the road as i'm walking and for just a tiny moment i'm 8 years old again and thinking "Grandpa's coming!" and it's such a nice, comforting feeling even if it only lasts for that split second. I have a special place in my heart for those cars.
I also noticed that they started chopping off half the trunk. I major selling point of the old Cadillacs is that they could hold 7 full-size suitcases. When they changed that, it wasn't for the better.
The more I watch this channel, the more homesick I become. I would go back to this time period without hesitation and never look back.
Wouldn't we all??
@@mr.chronograph9022 probably most would honestly. That time period certainly was not without flaws but compared to what we're going through today it's just sad. I was blessed to have experienced what may be the last good innocent time in society before everything went horribly wrong.
You would go back to being younger? You think that's an original thought?
@@randomtees no but also yes. I would go back to this time at my current age
I agree with Elemtality. I would go back in a nanosecond at my current age. That 93 STS blows the current CT5 out of the water! Plus I'd of probably been dead by now & wouldn't have had to go through what we're seeing now!
Your channel is pure magic and a nostalgia Time Machine. Absolutely love all of your videos.
This was when going to the car dealership was an event. Now it's like going to the grocery store.
Or a vending machine😂
Oh goodness, you made me just realize that.
Haven't stepped foot on a car lot in years. Keeping my 2000 4runner till I die.
Everything these days, is watered down (even folk). You can't expect to buy anything that lasts, minus the need for you to go out of your way to preserve it.
Main reason for majority seniors in the Caddy show room because they had the money! The expression "Grandma Credit" comes to mind as well. Back in the day most of us looked at such a purchase meant
one had worked they're way to a certain level if success. I miss those days and I know I am not alone.
That's because money was still relatively easy and under the spell.
Here we are in 2023, customers getting 7 year finance option at 10%apr. Times have changed.
My Mom bought her house for $180k in 1998. It’s now selling for $899k. Inflation has absolutely decimated the working class.
Nice to see these cars in their prime. The 1994 Cadillac Seville STS was one of the best-looking cars ever made, IMO. Great video!
As I child, I remember my main concern with a new car was how high the speedometer went. I remember they had new cars in the local mall and I went around checking how high the speedometers were. I think 240kmph was the fastest I saw (I'm Canadian)
Ha I used to do the same thing. American cars were no fun because they usually only went up to 85 during those days. Going back and forth between the US and the Middle East I could convert MPH to KPH instantly
Same !!
@Lurch I'm from Canada so everything was in KMs.
i remember my friends parents had an e34 or even e32 bmw back in like 00/01/02 and i think the speedo went up to like 260kmh 😄 anyway i know what u mean and also have a memory like that^^ haha
Same here I judged even economy cars that way
I was about 15 when this video was made, about the time I really became a full blown car nut. I recognize the Cadillac brochure, because I had the 1995 version. I would send away for brochures and videos from literally all the manufacturers, and many were quite generous.
They don’t offer free materials through the mail like that anymore, but there was a time when it was like Christmas, and every week I’d receive something really cool in the mail from GM, Jaguar, BMW, Nissan, Mercedes, Infiniti, Lotus, etc etc. Many with hand signed letters from some executive in the sales division.
Packages that really stand out in my memory were usually new models getting the red carpet promotional treatment. The brochure and video box set for the new for 1995 Buick Riviera. The video for the new Jaguar XJ, the hardback book for the Olds Aurora, the spiral bound book for the Olds Bravada. The Nissan 300ZX brochure with a clear plastic page providing an X-ray view of the car, and the Altima booklet that came with a hard disk.
I’d receive a ton of goods from BMW North America, one of my favorites! The brochures of course, but also videos, posters, and a DVD set of the BMW short films from around 2001, which I still have.
It's cool they were sending all this free material to a prospective 15 year old car buyer😂
@@timmartin7664 Yes, I always ordered by phone (I had no computer and internet was still pretty new) but I was able to seem older than my age! And also, maybe the call centers didn’t care one way or the other, ha.
Would be cool if you uploaded the videos.
I still have the brochure for the Chrysler 300 when it was redesigned to look like a Bentley around 2005. For some strange reason I also have the VHS tape of Dodge Intrepid. Pretty much the manual in video format. I read your comment and it brought back so good car memories.
My grandfather still has his Cadillac he bought in the summer of 93. It has 65k miles but he doesn’t drive it anymore.
I hope your grandfather not driving any vehicle. Bless his heart.
@@timmartin7664 Why?
The 90s are already 30 years ago. This is probably the last time buying a Cadillac was still a prestigious thing. These cars were typically bought by the 65 to death crowd, but every once in awhile you might find somebody young driving one. The design of the Seville and Eldorado was geared more towards a younger audience.
cadillac prestige started to stagnate in the late 60's, and really started to die during the 70s 80s. they put all their effort in cost cutting and marketing instead of better engineering and innovation.
by the 90's they are prestigious to the older generation who remember them fondly, but the younger folks gravitate towards european luxury like bmw and mercedes. that's why they're remembered as an old man's car even though every brand has old and young buyers.
Yeah and the young one driving one back in the day was usually some drug dealer 😂
@@Gamble333 in the hood anytime you saw somebody young it was bought through drugs.
It still is for me,I love mine though it doesn't ride like you're on a cloud I still think its pretty special,it sure gets special treatment.
These are most likely WW2 and Korean War vets buying their "retirement car". These car were the best road trip cars. So nice. Everyone is smiling and looks like they're having fun with an old school shopping experience. Go walk into a BMW or Audi dealership today and it won't be like this!
They were NOT the best road trip cars at the time. That would be the Lexus LS400 that would have been the best. But these GM and Ford cars were utilizing technology from the 1970's with leaf spring suspension. These cars were even in the same league as most cars back then in terms of suspension and road feedback. They drove like boats floating in water. The lack of steering precision had them floating around on highways with any sort of cross wind. They were at the time, some of the worst built cars on the road. But you couldn't tell these old timers different. Because Cadillac was the pinnacle of cars when they grew up, they wouldn't even look at a Japanese or German cars at the time which were far far superior. When it came to car buying, this generation wasn't very smart. Their children however, didn't have the nostalgia their parents and grandparents had and would only buy reliable cars that used the latest technology. Bottom line, these were large boats floating on the road with absolutely awful reliability and performance handling.
@@christschool The Lexus was built better no question however these Cadillacs rode MUCH better for sheer comfort and the very bland style of the Lexus couldn’t hold a candle to these Caddies! At least Lexus wasn’t using that hideous grill yet in ‘93.
@@christschool The LS 400 is very floaty, which I love. Sadly I don't have lots of experience with American cars, but the LS 400 fees and sounds very American.
I've never driven a body on frame RWD American, but the Seville STS (92-97 and 98-04 gens) is very similar to the Lexus.
@@tyler2610 The LS 400 is beautiful, but the Seville from 92-97 has one of the best designs from the time. Hard to beat.
Not a retirement car. The way GM was structured, you bought a chevy in high school, then a pontiac in college, an oldsmobile at your first job, a buick after you made manager and got the corner office. Cadillac was when you owned the company.
RIP to all the elderly customers, and the Northstar engines
😂
Meanwhile, my 25 year old Deville with Nothstar still runs perfectly
@@TascamTascam mileage?
@@benscampers1818 75K
@@TascamTascam 10-15k miles to go on it, at best. They are a 90k mile engine
Nice upload, takes you back to a simpler place and time but also sad when you realize the senior citizens looking at these cars are WWII vets and probably all deceased by now and most of these cars ended up in the junkyard by now or fell victim to the cash for clunkers scam. When I was a child until I was 16 my uncle inherited a 1990 Cadillac Brougham from his fathers estate in 1998, which he'd purchased new in March of 1990 for his 60th birthday. To this day I have not found a car that rides quite as comfortable and silky smooth as that big boat. Gas filler behind license plate was a nice feature I figured was well thought out because you could fill from either side, if there were a long wait at the gas station you'd pull up to whatever side opens first.
I’m convinced you now just go back in time and film random events and locations. 😂
Gotta love how Cadillac back then was known for catering to an older audience. Even to this present day I will sometimes see a 90's Caddy being driven by a senior and it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibilities that they are indeed the original and only owner to that vehicle. I wasn't even born yet during the making of this video but it's nice to see how people operated before my time.
Cadillac back then was catering to an audience that can afford Cadillac regardless of age..
They weren't catering to an older audience, they were just building cars that were luxurious and smooth riding.
It has been a huge mistake imo that they decided to chase after the European market by abandoning what made them special.
@1:38 I think I understand what that man in the white shirt is complaining about: In the 92-93 model year Sevilles you had seat controls in the center console to operate the power seats. In typical GM fashion of cutting costs, they moved the controls from the center to the sides of the seats and rather than filling it in with something else, just left an open hole right in the the center where they use to be. That type of thing would bother me too.
Thanks for explaining this. The first time I watched this clip, completely obvious to what they were discussing, the salesman was annoying me. Now understanding the valid question the customer was clearly trying to get across, I’m even more annoyed with the salesmen trying to be cute with his responses when he undoubtedly knew from the jump what the customer was getting at.
“They should’ve made it an compartment to store a small handgun” lol
Yup them bozos, that is when Japanese starting watching closely
Thank You so much for these old videos. You are a gem
Thanks for this upload! I am very glad to see someone's home video of shopping at a Cadillac dealer during the 90s. This really takes me back to when I remember looking at these cars brand new. Looking at all these nostalgic car buying videos from the past actually makes me homesick because I'm not able to go and revisit anymore. Even the same showroom locations that I use to frequent are not even there anymore. My area was Central Florida, west coast.
Who’s recording these videos they make you feel like your actually there I can’t explain but the POV adds so much more…
These clips were originally recorded for TV news broadcasts.
You dont know what you are talking about. It looks more like some kind of training video
About this time or just before the video recorders were becoming popular and everyone was a producer. Its fun to go back isn't it?
Boy, this almost brings me to tears..my grandfather was a 30+ year worker at GM in NY, absolutely SWORE by GM products..Caddilacs Oldsmobiles and Chevys were his preferred. Taught me how to work on cars on a '88 Chevy Spectrum that he gave to me, free and clear, when I turned 17 in '92.. Man, i miss him and these times in my life.
Back then when certain adults gifted you whatever, it's was like you were receiving way more than an item
@4:47 Thanks for making me cry! I miss my Saturn SW2. Man, they were just stunning when they were new. Great video find.
I never knew Gus Fring sold Cadillac's before getting into the meth business.
Whenever I see a pre 2000 or so Cadillac on the road today I'm impressed by them still, but also wowed how small they are compared to today's SUVs and trucks. Even the "big" cars of my childhood are comparatively small to many of our vehicles now. They got smaller, then bigger again.
We got fatter, but not smarter!
I mean the 90s ones were a bit smaller but the 60s and 70s ones are massive
I miss the WW2 generation badly....they were the backbone and glue that held everything together. Once they faded away is when things started falling apart. Not that they were perfect but when you grow up with virtually nothing through the Great Depression and then in your young adult life fight in WW2....you have a certain appreciation, reverence and respect for things unlike consecutive generations.
They built the country The Greatest Generation
So true.😢
While their kids - the boomers - are most entitled generation which fcked everything for everybody younger than them
That generation built a lot of modern America as we know it today. And with that, they "built" a lot of things that made our country more anti-social and isolated. Their generation engineered suburban sprawl, strip malls, and highways. When you travel to Middle America and see the same copy-paste suburban streets, same fast food restaurants, and same dollar stores - you're looking at the legacy of 20th Century mistakes.
The WW2 and the Silent Generation really loved Cadillac, Buick and Lincoln. Even though there were superior cars on the market like Lexus, they didn't even shop Lexus. For the most part, Gen X doesn't shop domestic like our parents did because our generation valued reliability more than they did the country of origin.
I went to Detroit before the pandemic hit and I hardly seen any foreign cars on the roads in Detroit. I saw mostly Ford and GM vehicles. The Uber drivers that took me to and from the airport drove Buicks, which are made by GM.
I'm GenX and bought a new Ford in 2019.
@@TeeroyHammermill I’m technically a Millennial born in 1984 but I consider myself a Gen-X as I do not identify with Millennials at all and I would not even consider anything but an American car even though many of them aren’t even made in the US anymore
@@TeeroyHammermill Thus why I wrote "for the most part". There is always outliers that buy American without consideration of quality, like the buyers in this video.
@@tyler2610 PT Barnum famously said "A sucker is born every minute".
I have a 94 Deville. It’s amazing to see the cars brand new at the dealer.
I remember my dad had a coworker that had a Cadillac from the early 90s. Man that suspension was so floaty it literally felt like the car was flying. To this day I still remember it. People say Mercedes ride soft. I think nothing will compare to this era of Cadillac as far as cushy suspension.
My Uncle Frank had a 1990 Cadillac Brougham that he inherited from his dad in 1998 when he passed and for the younger folks that was best described as two La-Z-Boy recliners and leather sofa on wheels. Great Uncle Thomas, which we knew him as Uncle Tom, purchased that car new for his 60th birthday March of '90, his older brother Henry was a pear harbor survivor and it was those reasons all of my older relatives now deceased always purchased American cars truck's and station wagons, by the time they began retiring in the 90s and earlier 2000s they were set in their ways and you weren't gonna convince them otherwise that Toyota, Honda, and Volkswagen to name a few, were producing durable and more fuel efficient cars than the Big 3.
If only they made the transmission and that northstar worth a damn
Never stop uploading videos man. You have a very cool & unique channel
Too bad he's gonna run out at some point.
I’m learning to appreciate this oldies too. I miss the the floaty big cars where you didn’t feel a thing going down the road. Today’s roads suck and now I appreciate these floaty cars.
The Fleetwood in the showroom is beautiful
Wonderful.
Thanks for sharing this. I’ve been a Cadillac fan most of my life. To think how plentiful the 90-92s were sat this point in time.
Yes, you're not kidding. This really takes me back to exactly what I remember. I think probably what makes me sad is many of these vintage showrooms are not around anymore to even revisit again.
Love your videos, much thanks!
Nice video! This brings me back when I was a young kid growing up in the 90’s and my dad use to work for Sewell Cadillac in Dallas.
Old timers looking at it thinking, “now that I have my pension, I can afford it. Only car that’s worth a damn these days.”
Great comment
@@CostelloBrasco thanks but oats and raisin bran should take most of the credit
@@CostelloBrasco It was a moronic comment. A toyota Cressida was twice the car at half the price.
@@sidstorch2615 piece of shit you talking about
@@sidstorch2615no, it wasnt. Maybe more reliable long term, an STS was light years ahead in performance.
This is Great! Thanks for posting!
Aw,My parents 😥 Mom practically gave theirs away a few years ago , had less than 40,000 miles and was beautiful . Thank you for this
I drive a 1995 sedan Deville. I absolutely adore the car. Wish the modern caddy’s looked like these
Great American cars, like big old boats. Nothing like these in the world then or now.
Most of these are considered classics and somewhat collectable. The crossover crap they make now will be throw away in another 20 years!
They are 100% collectables now. Even up to 2012 Ford Panther platform vehicles (Crown Vic, Marquis, Town Car) are, especially those beautiful Town Cars.
All the SUVs and crossovers of the last 3 decades have been mostly driven by women with penis envy. They didn't have to be pretty but they had to be big, pushy and sit up high.
@@HAL-dm1eh Penis envy is a bit of stretch. They do have a complex though.
@@HAL-dm1eh and I'll add, most of the men who drive SUVs are dickless, emasculated and/or whipped.
Do you have a video like this in cadillac dealership from year 2002 to 2006 or 2007? I would like to see the escalade brand new
these videos are visual time capsules for today's youth its so important for documentation to learn from and gain from and make things better
The Seville looks like such a sharp youthful car here. I wonder how many lifelong Cadillac owners called it quits after owning a bad Northstar of this vintage. I know of a few who went to Lincoln and Lexus after that ordeal.
But Man, to be back in a time long before oversized trucks and endless indistinct crossovers ruled the roads. Cars had character here.
@Lurch the Impala SS is a wonderful hidden gem of the 90s. I drive a 96 Lincoln Town car and those last body on frame cars really evoke such a classic feel
You can see why Cadillac had a crisis moment as they realized all of their clientele was literally dying, hence the shift to Art & Science with the 03 CTS. It worked, at least for a while.
@@lurch789Buick messed up when they tried to appeal to younger buyers which is stupid considering that younger buyers can't afford luxury cars anyway.
@Lurch Oldsmobile over Pontiac? But Olds was catering to the exact same market as Buick. It's easy to see why they got the ax. At least Pontiac was the youth orientated brand, kind of like a cross between Mazda and BMW.
Back when times were good!
Any other videos like this??
Most of these guys paying cash straight out of their mattresses. 😂
Lol, sweet diligence.
This was the tail end of car designs with some distinction and character. Now they all look alike. Was behind a new Accord yesterday, tailights across the back looked just like a BMW. The Lexas 350 looks like an upgraded Camry, the Acura TSX looks like a fancy Accord, if that. It goes on and on.
I would love a 66 Tornado, they were masterpieces. BTW, im 70
Today, "cars" look like little ugly spaceships. The world is ending.
isn't the Escalade an upgraded Tahoe?
you're the target Cadillac buyer. at least in 1993
I find this comment awfully ironic, because all these old long boxy Cadillacs look exactly the same to me. Just a bunch of undistinguishable boxes.
It's one of these luxury cars that older people tended to purchase. Unfortunately they also tended to get stolen by thieves. I remember one of my beloved uncles owned such a car during my childhood. They were fun to ride in. Those days are now long gone and probably that elderly man in the video too.
Definitely that elderly man. RIP!
All those cars are much more reliable than the vehicles today.
1:00 Grandpa is deciding if the back seat is large enough for he and grandma to have some fun.
This mundane footage is actually kind of interesting. Good work !
I wish it showed more of the cars. How long do you have to zoom in on the year of the car for us to read it?
This was the days when cars were the best. I enjoyed it. Oh I noticed the audio was only on the right side can edit it to come out both sides
Back when Cadillac had elegant looking cars, even when I was a little kid, I loved those DeVilles
I absolutely love that pearl white Cadillac at 1:13. Those wheels on it make it look even better in my opinion 😍
90s produced great, reliable cars. I still drive my 95 Grand Marquis that was bought new by my grandfather and passed down.
Yea but not Cadillacs.
Look around out here in Central Florida you see a sea of Lincoln Town Cars 2003-2011 and the same with Grand Marquis and Crown Vics they are all over. Even older Fords and mercury's. The magic Car here that you literally see thousands and thousands is the older Ford Ranger Truck now that's a well built vehicle hopefully its with 6 cylinder they seem to last the longest!!!
Great vedio on Caddilac's and Buicks.
This was 6 years before the Cadillac Escalade was released
The salesman in the black suit at 1:25 is my uncle Jim Anderson. He was 47 in this video. He is now in a retirement home.
This was me in the mid 90s looking at Columbus Cadillac downtown Columbus Ohio when I worked at State Auto Insurance one block south. I loved looking at these on my lunch hour. Good times, good times...
Takes me right back. Hard to believe it’s now 30 years ago.
This made me chuckle. My Uncle George until very recently owned a Cadillac dealership. My parents never owned a Cadillac as they always professed the “wrong kind of people” drove Cadillacs. Whatever the hell that meant. I remember reading a consumer survey commissioned by Cadillac identified the typical new Cadillac buyer was over 65 with no college degree. Hardly an impressive or promising demographic. I just bought my third consecutive RX hybrid. A Cadillac was never considered.
Nice to see a Buick Park Avenue and the Allante, prize here in Munich 100 000 DM ! 🏁😎
My grandfather born in 1919, all he ever brought was Cadillac’s and I do remember 2 Buick’s, I remember going to the Cadillac dealer around this time and he was at one side of the car and me at the other and put a folding ruler mirror to mirror through the windows to measure to see if the car would fit through his driveway
1:14 that seville has odd wheels on it why? It looks amazing. Is it a special edition type?
Fantastic video!
Im 23 and have 3 really nice 94-96 cadillac fleetwoods
I got a burgundy one with eg top and tan interior
A grey one with eg top, sunroof, black interior, gold package.
And a white one with red interior
how are you getting these pieces of footage? All the footage on your channel appear to be raw film from news cameras
If you have any more of this Cadillac footage please, please post it. This is the type of stuff you literally can not see anymore unless through these extremely rare avenues.
Cadillac dealership in the 90's. This is what heaven looks like.
Awesome videos 😎👍
Those big Cadillacs with the LT1 engine lasted forever. Some are still running today.
You should see some of the asking prices, lol. Absurd..
But not the Northstar V8. Worst engine design ever created on this planet.
I mean a lot of cars from that era are still on the road, I still see a lot of cars from the 60s on the road(although most probably with rebuilt engines by now).
Pretty cool. 1993 is the year I started driving.
I thought that gentlemen getting out of the rear seat of the white Cadillac Seville was President Gerald Ford. In any event, Thank you for posting!
That's so cool that this is footage from a dealership in 1993
nothing describes how much i love these little preserved pieces of "boring" history. also if you ever have videos with a high pitch screech like that, try running it through a high pass filter at 4000-10000 hz depending on the tone of the ringing.
My family has owned these Cadillacs: 1956 Sedan deVille, 1967 and 1968 Sedan deVilles, 1985 Eldorado, 2000 and 2002 Eldorado ETCs and I just bought a 1979 Coupe deVille in mint condition with 54,356 miles.
What model is the black convertible??
Love this!
love it, i was just one years old in 93
Did you film all of these videos yourself??
Memories!! My grandparents had several of these cars
Would love to have one of those 1993 models.
This Made my day.. is Like going back to the past thank you ❤️
Nice video thank
Back when Cadillacs were still beautiful. The homogeneous look of today's models is a detriment to the brand😎
It was just the fact that the car had a familiar look and style but with new features and technology and I wish our generation would bring that back. Longevity, reliability, unique style and new features together.
The first year of the Northstar engine I believe. My dad loved land yachts and he had a Crown Vic at the time and always wanted one of these Cadillacs.
I’m confused as to what these are for and why these videos are so passive? Is this like archival newsreel footage to play during segments or hobbyists or does someone have a time machine?
Was this taken in July?
My first car was a 95 Buick park avenue and I absolutely loved it. Wish they still made them 😢
Back during this time, Cadillacs were actually good cars and they didn't cost as much as a house. Just like the stereotype only older people buying them and I get it the older you get the more comfort you want you start hurting in places you never felt pain before.
It feels so nostalgic to watch what life was like the year i was born.
My fist job was at that dealership in 1999.
Also what model is the silver sedan (1:20)
Whenever I see that "Ask Salesperson" in the price box, I walk away.
My Grandma owned a ‘92 Eldorado. Still some of the most comfortable seats that I’ve ever sat in. Wouldn’t touch a GM today.